Is the Burger King "We don't snitch" tweet real? Viral post debunked in wake of Luigi Mangione's arrest  

Claims of Burger King tweeting in reference to the arrest of Luigi Mangione have gone viral online. This comes after Mangione is alleged to be involved in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson. Despite the widespread rumors, it is crucial to clarify that Burger King did not issue such a tweet.

X user @MikeBeauvais took to the social networking site on December 10 to share a screenshot of Burger King’s supposed tweet, which read, “We don’t snitch.” The tweet also read:

“Luigi Mangione shouldn’t have gone to McDonald’s.”

The tweet was quick to go viral and amassed over five million views at the time of writing this article.

The netizen shared the aforementioned post after it was confirmed by the Altoona, Pennsylvania police that Luigi Mangione was apprehended in one of the McDonald’s branches after an employee reported him.

The 26-year-old is now facing the following charges: second-degree murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery, and providing false identification to police.

Despite it appearing as if Burger King shared the aforementioned tweet, it is worth noting that the tweet is not real and is a fake image circulating across X, as the note under it reads as manipulated media.

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Burger King did not tweet in reference to Luigi Mangione

A review of their social media page, reveals that the burger giant never tweeted any such post. Furthermore, X confirmed under Mike Beauvais’ tweet that the picture of Burger King’s tweet that was attached was “manipulated media.”

Moreover, following Elon Musk’s takeover of the social networking site back in 2022, he changed the name of Twitter to X. Further terminology changes were implemented, as the terms “retweet” and “quote tweet” were switched to “repost” and “quote.” However, the Burger King tweet included the older terminology, indicating its inauthenticity.

Hence, it is safe to say that the tweet going viral is not real.

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More about Luigi Mangione’s arrest

A McDonald’s customer reportedly recognized the Maryland native from media coverage and alerted the employee, who then tipped off the police. When the Altoona police arrived, Mangione reportedly showed them a fake New Jersey driver’s license with the name Mark Rosario.

According to the BBC's December 10 report, law enforcement also found a “ghost gun” and a loaded magazine with six rounds of 9mm ammunition during Mangione’s arrest. Prosecutors revealed that he was also carrying a U.S. passport and $10,000 cash, out of which $2,000 was foreign currency.

Luigi Mangione was also found with a three-page handwritten document that harbored his “ill will towards corporate America,” as per police officials.

His family released a statement following his arrest through his cousin and Maryland state legislator Nino Mangione's social media. The statement read:

“We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson, and we ask people to pray for all involved.”

50-year-old Brian Thompson was fatally shot by the shooter, alleged to be Luigi, on Wednesday, December 4, outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York. UnitedHealthcare was reportedly holding an investors’ meeting at the venue. Police believe that Thompson was allegedly targeted in a pre-planned killing.